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Furman 29, Georgia Southern 22

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Posted 8:23PM on Saturday 6th November 2004 ( 20 years ago )
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Jerome Felton&#39;s eight-yard touchdown run with just over a minute left gave Furman a 29-to-22 win over Georgia Southern today.<br> <br> The Eagles (8-2, 6-1 Southern Conference) then drove the ball to the Paladin 24, but Furman&#39;s Cam Newton batted down a pass in the end zone as time expired.<br> <br> The win means Furman (7-2, 4-1) can share the Southern Conference title with Georgia Southern if the Paladins beat Wofford and Chattanooga to end the season.<br> <br> Furman trailed 22-to-18 early in the fourth quarter after Jonathan Dudley&#39;s 40-yard field goal for the Eagles.<br> <br> Scott Beckler&#39;s 30-yard field goal with 7:22 to go cut the Georgia Southern lead to one. The Eagles managed to drive to midfield on the next possession before punting.<br> <br> Florida transfer Ingle Martin then led Furman on a seven-play, 80-yard scoring drive that began with a pass interference call and ended with Felton&#39;s game-winning run.<br> <br> Martin completed 13 of his 29 passes for 172 yards.<br> <br> Georgia Southern was led by quarterback Chaz Williams, who threw for 108 yards and ran for three touchdowns. Jermaine Austin led the Eagles, running for 114 yards on 25 carries.<br> <br> The Eagles came into Saturday averaging nearly 49 points and 487 yards a game, but lost to Furman for the first time in three seasons.

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